Published
May 1963
Pages
36
SEVEN AGAINST THE NAZIS! / WEAPONS OF WAR Sergeant Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury picks six men for a field team of special operations personnel whom he leads in the field, with Captain Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer being in ultimate command.
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Sgt. Nick Fury
- 1st team appearance of the Howling Commandos: Happy Sam Sawyer, Dino Manelli, Dum Dum Dugan, Junior Juniper, Rebel Ralston and Gabe Jones, the first ongoing black character in the mainstream Marvel Universe (post Fantastic Four #1)
- In the book, Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe, Stan explains Gabe Jones was intended to be black but due to a printing error, he was the same color as the other soldiers. Gabe's skin tone is noticeably different in the next issue though it doesn't appear to be a natural skin color
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Creators
Characters
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CharacterKey AppearanceIzzy Cohen
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CharacterKey AppearanceRebel Ralston
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CharacterKey AppearanceJunior Juniper
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CharacterKey AppearanceGabe Jones
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CharacterKey AppearanceHowling Commandos
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CharacterKey AppearanceDino Manelli
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CharacterKey AppearanceDum Dum Dugan
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CharacterKey AppearanceHappy Sam Sawyer
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CharacterKey AppearanceNick Fury
